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"419" Scam – Advance Fee / Fake Lottery Scam

The so-called "419" scam is a type of fraud dominated by criminals from Nigeria and other countries in Africa. Victims of the scam are promised a large amount of money, such as a lottery prize, inheritance, money sitting in some bank account, etc.

Victims never receive this non-existent fortune but are tricked into sending their money to the criminals, who remain anonymous. They hide their real identity and location by using fake names and fake postal addresses as well as communicating via anonymous free email accounts and mobile phones.

Keep in mind that scammers DO NOT use their real names when defrauding people.
The criminals either abuse names of real people or companies or invent names or addresses.
Any real people or companies mentioned below have NO CONNECTION to the scammers!

Read more about such scams here or in our 419 FAQ. Use the Scam-O-Matic to verify suspect emails.

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Some comments by the Scam-O-Matic about the following email:

Fraud email example:

From: "Francis Dube" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <francaisdube001@aol.co.uk>
Date: Wed, 21 May 2014 11:29:40 +0400
Subject: Business Proposal Attached



 Consider the environment. Please don't print this email unless you really need to
Disclaimer - The information contained in this email is confidential and may contain proprietary information. It is meant solely for the intended recipient. It may contain material protected by attorney-client privilege. Access to this email by anyone else is unauthorised. If you are not the intended recipient, any disclosure, copying, distribution or any action taken or omitted in reliance on this, is prohibited and may be unlawful. No liability or responsibility is accepted if information or data is, for whatever reason corrupted or does not reach its intended recipient. No warranty is given that this email is free of viruses. The views expressed in this email are, unless otherwise stated, those of the author and not those of South Molton Metals Ltd, SWM & Waste Recycling Ltd, Kirton Recycling Ltd known as SWM. SWM reserves the right to monitor, intercept and block emails addressed to its users or take any other action in accordance with its email use policy. If you have received this communication in error please notify the Company by telephone on +44 (0)1271 342695 or via email to mailto:enquiries@swmrecycling.co.uk, including a copy of this message. Please then destroy this email and any copies of it.
 Registered Offices
SWM & Waste Recycling Limited, Gratton Way, Roundswell Business Park, Barnstaple, Devon  EX31 3NL. Registered in England. Company Number 4364685
South Molton Metals Limited, Pathfields Business Park, Hacche Lane, South Molton, Devon EX36 3EH. Registered in England. Company Number 5339886
Kirton Recycling Limited, Gratton Way, Roundswell Business Park, Barnstaple, Devon  EX31 3NL. Registered in England. Company Number 7483840
"Recycling your waste for our future"
P Consider the environment. Please don't print this email unless you really need to
Disclaimer - The information contained in this email is confidential and may contain proprietary information. It is meant solely for the intended recipient. It may contain material protected by attorney-client privilege. Access to this email by anyone else is unauthorised. If you are not the intended recipient, any disclosure, copying, distribution or any action taken or omitted in reliance on this, is prohibited and may be unlawful. No liability or responsibility is accepted if information or data is, for whatever reason corrupted or does not reach its intended recipient. No warranty is given that this email is free of viruses. The views expressed in this email are, unless otherwise stated, those of the author and not those of South Molton Metals Limited / Oxy Ltd. South Molton Metals Limited / Oxy Ltd reserves the right to monitor, intercept and block emails addressed to its users or take any other action in accordance with its email use policy. If you have received this communication in error please notify the Company by telephone on +44 (0)1271 342695 or via email to enquires@smmetals.co.uk, including a copy of this message. Please then destroy this email and any copies of it.

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